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[Newsmaker] French chef’s culinary tour to Itaewon ends in tragedy

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Guenego Limamou (courtesy of cousin Isac Pereira)

Guenego Limamou, a 34-year-old French chef whose favorite Korean food was dak galbi (spicy stir-fried chicken), visited Itaewon on Oct. 29 to explore local eateries in the back alleys of Seoul’s popular nightlife district.

His anticipated trip to learn about the world of Korean cuisine, however, came to a tragic end when the neighborhood became the site of a disaster.

He was among the 156 people who died in the fatal crowd crush in Itaewon.

“He planned to create some French dishes blended with Korean flavors. To find inspirations for new dishes, he

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The chefs who came in from the cold: a culinary tour of Albania

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It’s a windy afternoon on a hilltop of northern Albania. A large stone farmhouse stands tilted against the landscape, surrounded by trees and wild purple pastures. Inside, amid warm storeroom shelves laden with olives, honey and sun-dried tomatoes, chef Altin Prenga is at work, experimenting with cheese.

The cheeses in question are made with mountain goats’ milk and are currently submerged in a barrel of pomegranate juice. Prenga offers me a tasting, along with wine from his cellars: both are delicious — soft, bright and with a tangible taste of terroir. It’s hard to imagine that for 40 years of

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San Antonio food writer unveils cookbook featuring recipes from high-profile local chefs | Flavor | San Antonio

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Jessica Attie

Clementine’s gnocchi is one of the recipes featured in San Antonio Cooks

Veteran Alamo City food journalist Julia Rosenfeld is releasing a cookbook featuring more than 80 recipes from notable local chefs and cocktail gurus.

San Antonio Cooks (Figure 1 Publishing) will drop Nov. 22, showcasing recipes from culinary powerhouses including Dashi Sichuan Kitchen + Bar’s Kristina Zhao, Best Quality Daughter’s Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin and Quealy Watson, Clementine power couple Elise and John Russ, and Lala’s Gorditas owner Steven Pizzini.

click to enlarge San Antonio Cooks is available for pre-order now. - Courtesy Photo / Figure 1 Publishing

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San Antonio Cooks is available for

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Chefs in spotlight at Wine & Food Experience in Camarillo

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Spots still remain for restaurants, chefs and other food-related vendors to join the Wine & Food Experience Nov. 12 at the Camarillo Hangar.

The event presented by USA TODAY, parent company of the Ventura County Star, will feature bites from area eateries and sips from breweries, distilleries and vineyards. The festival at the Camarillo Airport runs 1-4 p.m. in the hangar at 455 Aviation Drive.

Already signed on are Graham Harris of Thousand Oak’s farm-to-table Decker Kitchen and Yukari Watanabe of Ventura’s Gotetsu, which serves Japanese small dishes, among other local chefs.

This festival functions as a grand tour of

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Laut Chef’s Malaysian/Indonesian Restaurant Wau Arrives on the Upper West Side

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Restaurateur and chef Salil Mehta is expanding his Southeast Asian restaurant footprint in NYC. After opening hit restaurants Laut, near Union Square, and Laut Singapura, in Gramercy Park, Mehta is gearing up to open Wau, a new Upper West Side establishment, at the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and West 81st Street, on Thursday, September 9. This time around he’s focusing on showcasing kampung-style and comfort food dishes from Malaysia and Indonesia.

Diners familiar with Mehta’s restaurants will find several similarities on the menu with dishes like the Malaysian curry and rice dish nasi lemak, the Indonesian fried rice dish nasi

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Art of Aging: Chefs for Seniors of South Jersey making mealtime easy for senior citizens

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CAMDEN COUNTY, New Jersey (WPVI) — About every two weeks, Chef Ron Tornari visits David Berg in Camden County to cook for him.

“We try to make it as easy as we can for the senior,” said Tornari. “We’re concerned about them.”

Tornari used to be a corporate chef, but three years ago he bought a franchise to bring Chefs for Seniors to South Jersey. He says the goal of his work is “to help seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, to age in place.”

He now serves about 120 clients from Princeton to Cape May, offering food delivery or in-home

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